Coming here is like clockwork when you’re in Tokyo. A sense of non-accomplishment if we didn’t make the trip across town just once. Surprisingly, we’ve never had to stand outside but we did last night anyway, in the Low temperatures. Then again, there is nothing better than sake in the cold to warm the heart.
Shimbun sakes are our favourite and we had a couple, but we ended with a really nice Nito Omachi35 Junmai Daiginjo. Accomplished.

On the last night, after a furious run from Grimstad to Oslo; we popped into ISM. Much needed respite from the long journey and a wonderful way to spend the last night in Scandinavia. ISM makes awesome cocktails and their menu is an old slide viewer, a commitment to crafting the perfect cocktail with a perfect visual.

$8 Highballs (like in Tokyo!) and $6 if you order snacks at the pop up. Flavours range from mango, lychee to Kiho grapes. Let the Bartenders entice you with your favourite highball! My personal favourite, the strawberry and Lychee (because I love Lychee!).

Craft+Co is next to Prohibition Bar in Phuket town and they boost a great selection of Thai craft beers as well as some interesting international offerings. The ambiance was chill with staff having a more than decent knowledge of the craft they carry. As for the Citra Bomb? While it poured a hazy medium body, the Citra was way too subtle. Competent IPA though.

Pint Factory is a taproom and bistro featuring local and international taps and bottles. While I was there, they were out of Chalawan, Chitri IPA and Bussaba; the mainstays of Phuket’s craft beer scene but I did have a lovely @lostcoastbrewery Watermelon wheat. With taps featuring a couple of American craft and bottles from New Zealand, there is something for everyone. Oh the burgers were lovely...